On September 28, 1996, General Electric celebrated the 40th anniversary of
their Vallecitos Nuclear Center, site of the first commercial reactor.
The reactor was designed by Sam Untermyer. It was here, at this project,
that Luke Welsh (Sr) first worked with Sam.
The information on this wwweb page is non-proprietary. The text pages are from
the Valleticos Newsletter and from invitations to attend the anniversary
picnic. The photos were taken by Luke Welsh Jr. and family.
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Artwork circa 1958 by Luke Welsh, Jr., age 8
I still remember that day. I wasn't allowed inside.
Up there in the clouds is The Big Bad Wolf. He lived
under my bed.
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Lester Kornblith, Luke Welsh, Ronald Reagan, Sam Untermyer
Lester passed away about 10 years ago. His PhD was in Nuclear
Physics from MIT. Luke (1924-1991) was a Naval Academy graduate with a
Harvard MBA. Ron hosted a TV show sponsored by GE and later
got into politics. Sam got his Bachelor's in Engineering from MIT
and decided that they couldn't teach him anything else.
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Dick Kornblith, Sam Untermyer, Luke Welsh, Jr.
Dick is a high-powered lawyer in Los Angeles.
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40th Anniversary Reunion picnic
Grandma (Julie Welsh) and Sam Untermyer. She
watched Sam like a hawk to make sure he didn't tire.
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Len Grossman and Sam Untermyer
Len is ex-GE and was in charge of the construction of the
ABB Combustion Engineering facility in Hematite, MO, including
the ordering of an Active Fuel Rod Scanner from NNC ca. 1992.
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Luke Welsh Sr.'s grandsons
Future RSO's, every one of them.
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